On the main podium above,
Shen Yi, sitting on one of the main seats, calmly glanced in the direction of Xiao Xun'er below.
'She wasted her dou di bloodline potential by staying in this Xiao Clan; she would have reached at least a dou spirit or even dou king realm right now if she had grown in her own ancient clan. Anyway, the main supporting character plotline requires such a glitch.'
He thought to himself while observing the test results; at the same time, he felt peeking glimpses from the Xiao clan females below.
'I am just waiting for the Jia Nan Academy recruitment in this city, at the same time avoiding the praying eyes of the soul clan, although I am not afraid of them with my current strength, but I don't want to invite unnecessary trouble.
Shen Yi thoughtfully ignored them and started looking at the tests below. In the past three years, his strength had already reached the ten-star Dou Emperor realm, just a thread away from the Dou Ancestor realms.
His practice speed increased by leaps and bounds because the primordial art upgraded to the top earth grade after absorbing those two fourth- and fifth-rank treasures. That's why it took him only three years to cross one major and ten minor realms.
At the same time, his spiritual realm also broke through the initial heaven state, the third stage of the soul-forging realm.
The soul-forging realms are divided into four stages: mortal state, spirit state, heaven state, and finally the emperor state. Each state is divided into four stages: initial, intermediate, advanced, and perfect.
'Although my soul has taken the form of my original body, I can't release it as a soul avatar; only after reaching the perfect heaven state will I be able to release it. Anyway, I will reach the perfect state soon, as the jade lightning I got from the world tree branch contains spiritual properties along with healing, and it is always enhancing my soul as my strength progresses. Just like a separate spiritual art working independently continuously.'
While Shen Yi has fallen into deep thoughts and is reviewing his current strength, the Xiao Zhan beside him noticed his expression and spoke.
"Nephew Yi, I heard you have also been stuck in the ten-star dou spirit realm for the past few years. Is your condition also the same as that of the Yan'er?"
Shen Yi was startled hearing his words and then glanced at Xiao Zhan's inquiring expression.
"No, Uncle Xiao, my realm is stagnant because my physique can't endure the Dou King level Dou Qi right now. As for Xiao Yan…"
Shen Yi replied, and then he fell silent midway. Xiao Zhan raised his brow and then sighed; disappointment flashed through his eyes.
"I think he will eventually recover; no one can stay in such condition for long. Even I am feeling that I will soon break through the Dou King realm."
Shen Yi then added, looking at Xiao Yan standing under the tree far away deeply with a calm expression,
Xiao Zhan was startled, and disappointment in his pupil diminished a little; he nodded and started looking at the stage calmly.
Soon the ceremony was over, and all of the Xiao disciples returned to their courtyards. Shen Yi also returned to the guest courtyard, as he was staying with the Xiao family.
After sitting cross-legged on the bed, he felt the bottleneck of the Dou ancestor realm loosening on its own, as it's been a few months; he is suppressing his realm's breakthrough deliberately.
'I have to hurry up and exchange the sixth and seventh rank lightning treasures; only Jia Nan Academy is the source. There I can get rare items of similar ranks for exchange.'
Shen Yi thought to himself; he decided not to break through the dou ancestor realm right now, as it will require months of training once again to perfectly control his dou qi and disguise himself as a dou spirit expert, and he will miss the deadline of Jia Nan Academy recruitment.
"Although I can join that academy directly by revealing my strength, it will invite those predators; even ancient clans won't sit idle and let me rise up because of my frightening talent. Although it will be fun letting people chase me everywhere, I don't want to start a killing spree."
He muttered thoughtfully and then closed his eyes and started compressing the dou qi in his meridian, blocking its flow. At the same time, all the acupoints in his body closed, severing contact with the surrounding heaven and earth energy.
If someone sees him right now, they will notice an immediate change in him, giving off a basic and ordinary aura compared to before, as if he is demoted to ordinary from extraordinary.
After a while,
A servant knocked on his door and informed him that Xiao Zhan is inviting him to the main hall.
'It seems the divorce plot is here? But why did he invite me? Is he considering me as a family member, or did he feel something wrong and want to deter them? Anyway, let's find out.'
Shen Yi's expression became thoughtful, and then he stood up, straightened his robe, and walked outside the courtyard.
Upon walking inside the main hall, he noticed the elders and patriarch sitting on the main seats while the remaining clan members were sitting below. Also, three unfamiliar figures were standing in the middle of the hall.
One of them is a middle-aged man with a light beard and a white robe with a tidy appearance; he is the deacon of the Misty Cloud sect. The other two are the young boy with a handsome appearance and the youthful female with spiritual eyes and a beautiful face.
'She is Nalan Yanran; even the side characters in these dimensions are full of charms.'
Shen Yi thought to himself as he walked toward the main stage.
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